Do you say 'Shut up' to your kids?

[Spidermama]

Honestly now. Do you? In what circumstances?

No, I hate it.

I heard one of the teachers at the nursery attached to my DSs school shouting at the kids to shut up and I have complained.

no never have done

and ye smy kdis are older
they never are allowed to sya it eihter

I have been known to, and hate it when I do.

You guys who don't allow idiot or stupid to be used - what do you do when they say it?

My 4 yr ds likes teh word idiot atm. Grr.

i dont let them clal eahc other stupid or say shut up

they are little lord fautleroys

seriously htought i dont
if they do i tellt hem off

adn rememeb they parrot what they hear
ALTHO
ds1 claled his mate " loser " repeatedly today
thta gpot a reprimand

i dont tell my kids to shut up because i wouldnt like someone telling me to shut up.
i will shut up now.

I'm pretty sure I may have sreamed up the stairs 'Shut, UUUUUP' once or twice, I can't iamging that I haven't put it that way but can't really remeber a specific time. Usually I say 'stop shouting please' 'that's enough' or say if you don't stop by the time I count to 5 you'll have time out'. However I've just got to have lost the plot and screamed it out at some point in 5 years.

nope i have never said it, but have often felt like saying it!
my three have autism and were very late talking.

no I say "shush a minute" in an exasperated tone. Obviously this makes me a much better parent.

I have said it in the heat of the moment ...

still feel horrible about it now !

yes, it has been known when I've been at end of tether over prolonged screeching/whingeing.

Answer: yes
In what circumstances: when they won't shut up!

Have done. Hate it so it usually goes something like this "SHUT UP ........ that shouting" - finishing the sentence seems to make it not quite so bad somehow!

Liking the "pea-sized patience" - must remember that.

Also hate "idiot" and "stupid". DS (5.5) is using "sucks" atm - drives me mad. "Chelsea sucks" "Manchester Utd sucks" etc etc etc. Am telling off for that one.

MIL says it to ds (nearly 3) who she adores. I hate it.

I try not to. DD keeps saying it and I hate it, so therefore cannot then tell her to shut up. I know there are many worse things once could say, but it just sounds so rude.

only under my breath..
but it's not shut up..
it's shut the FUCK up..
but nothing so sanctimonious as ds1 and ds2's smug:"we don't say shut-up, mummy!" meanwhile dd, nearly 2, is running around saying "fuck" at top of her voice.

i say it to dd1,i dont know why though as she clearly doesnt know what it means.if they are all making alot of noise,i tend to tell them to 'keep the noise down or..(insert suitable punishment)'.

actually, far more shameful than shut the FUCK up, startled to find myself snarling:"Put a sock in it!?" Soooo 70s shit-com. What does it mean?!

It means "shut the fuck up or I'll stuff a sock into yer gob matey"

i tell mine a hundred times a day to shut up .

I hate it.

Said it twice, both times in last year, both times in car when trying to get away in teh morning with kids bickering in the back.

It's the thing I'm most ashamed of (I think). APologised later both times and I don't want to do it again.

I would never allow them to say it and they never have (in my presence)

...just the one sock?

Said it once, when pushed to my absolute limits & they were both horrified, as it is a forbidden phrase in our house. It did shut them up though!